This therapy improves motor skills by temporarily restricting the stronger arm, encouraging the affected arm to engage in essential activities for better function.
Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy, or CIMT Therapy, is a family of treatments that teach the brain to “rewire” itself. As a result of engaging in repetitive exercises, focusing on use of the affected limb, the patient’s brain “rewires” itself allowing the child to learn how to use their affected arm. CI Therapy is effective in children who have limited use of one side of their body due to diagnoses such as
Cerebral Palsy, stroke, head injury, and
Brachial Plexus Injury.
Each child is evaluated to identify needs and determine goals on the first day of the program. Each day the child will participate in activities to improve:
Use of arm, hand, and fingers
Skills to care for self (dressing, feeding, etc.)
Strength
Coordination
Children with limited functional use of one hand and arm.
Children with diagnoses that may include
Cerebral Palsy, stroke, head injury,
brachial plexus injury, hemiplegia or hemiparesis, etc.
Children who are able motivated to achieve a new skill.
Children whose caregivers are available to participate in therapy sessions as well as extensive home programming.
A specially trained therapist designs a personalized treatment plan. The stronger arm is temporarily casted, encouraging the affected arm to perform exercises and develop correct movements. Caregivers also follow daily home exercises. Research shows that children retain most of their progress six months after completing the program.
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